University of Alabama's Homecoming Week kicks off with 'Paint the Town Red' Monday

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- The theme for this year's University of Alabama homecoming week is 'Leave a Crimson Legacy', and students will be doing just that this afternoon as they display their school spirit across Tuscaloosa this afternoon to 'Paint the Town Red'.

UA's Homecoming Week will culminate with the Crimson Tide's contest against Georgia State on Saturday, but the upcoming week is chock full of events for UA students and community members to get involved with.

Sorority members and other organizations are likely already complaining about sore fingers due to pomping -- the fine art of rolling tissue paper to use on elaborate lawn decorations and parade float murals.

Student organization members are often tasked with rolling hundreds of tissue balls each before the week's end.